(L-R) Jeffries, Simhadri, Scobell — Disney On Friday, August 18, Disney+ dropped a teaser revealing the release date for its forthcoming series Percy Jackson and the Olympians: December 20. Based on Rick Riordan‘s bestselling Percy Jackson books, it stars The Adam Project‘s Walker Scobell as a young man who discovers he’s the titular son of …
Michael Cera on the Zoom that landed him the “sad” character of Allan in ‘Barbie’
Warner Bros. Pictures/Eric Charbonneau With Barbie crossing $1.2 billion at the box office, Michael Cera apparently has a Zoom link to thank for being one of the dolls in director Greta Gerwig‘s collection. To GQ, in a video interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Cera recalled that getting the role of Allan, Ken’s forgettable friend, …
Reality Roundup: ’Vanderpump Rules” Rachel Leviss speaks out, a new reality TV villain show, and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week. House of Villians (E!) E! is launching an all new show, hosted by Joel McHale, dubbed House of Villains. The show will pit 10 iconic TV bad guys against one another in a ruthless competition for a $200,000 …
‘Raging’ birthday: Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul McCartney and more show up for Robert De Niro’s 80th celebration
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Robert De Niro turned 80 on Thursday, August 17, and People is reporting a lot of his celebrity friends turned up in New York City that evening for a birthday celebration in his honor. The magazine says Leonardo DiCaprio and Alec Baldwin were on hand at the dinner held …
‘The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart’ showrunner and director on working with Sigourney Weaver
Amazon/Hugh Stewart As The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart continues its rollout with new episodes Fridays on Prime Video, the series’ creatives spoke with ABC Audio about adapting Holly Ringland’s novel and what it’s like to work with Sigourney Weaver. When showrunner Sarah Lambert picked up The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart for the first time, she had no idea how much the …
‘Blue Beetle’ hits theaters Friday
Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Films On Friday, August 18, DC Films’ Blue Beetle takes flight in theaters. Cobra Kai‘s Xolo Maridueña plays Jaime Reyes, an everyday teenager who finds himself the recipient of an alien scarab that gives him super abilities and an Iron Man-like exoskeleton. DC’s first Latino superhero has seen his origin story buoyed by …
‘Barbie’ and ‘Fast X’ digital releases; ‘Suits’ sets another streaming record, and more
Two of this summer’s big releases, Barbie and Fast X, will be available for streaming in September. Barbie, which recently topped $1.2 billion dollars globally since its July 21 release, will be available on paid video on demand platforms such as Prime Video, Apple TV and Vudu for $24.99 starting September 5. It’s available to …
Scoreboard roundup — 8/17/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Washington 10, Boston 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Cleveland (Postponed) Seattle 6, Kansas City 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona 3, San Diego 1 LA Dodgers 1, Milwaukee 0 NY Mets 4, St. Louis 2 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON Cleveland 18, …
‘Landscape with Invisible Hand’ is an alien invasion movie with a twist
Lynsey Weatherspoon The new movie Landscape with Invisible Hand, out in theaters this weekend, is about an alien invasion, but not in any way we’ve seen alien invasions portrayed on screen before. “This is not your typical big, scary military alien invasion,” director Cory Finley tells ABC Audio. “This is a purely economic alien invasion by means of …
AMC releases new images and teaser for ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’
AMC AMC has released new images and a new teaser from its forthcoming spinoff The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. The new footage from the show, which starts in September, shows Norman Reedus‘ Daryl not getting too warm a welcome from some of the locals after he wakes up in Europe. “We’re looking for an American,” …